2.8% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Caloundra Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Caloundra Hinterland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero public transport stops across the entire area make Caloundra Hinterland almost entirely dependent on cars. This is a remote setting where the drive to the city takes 88 minutes, which is much longer than in most other areas. Most residents rely on their own vehicles or work from home to avoid the long trek.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 2.8% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011. Most homes have one or two cars, while 22.8% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Caloundra Hinterland splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 23.1% of people doing so—a figure well above the Queensland average of 14.1%. Only 0.6% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
23.1% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -65.8%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are no public transport routes, stops, or departures in the area. With 0.0 stops per 1,000 people, access is far below the Queensland figure of 2.99 and lower than about 90% of similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
0.0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is dominated by private travel, as the 88-minute drive time to the city is much higher than in most other areas.
88
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Caloundra Hinterland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Caloundra Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061440/caloundra-hinterland/topic/transport